Firefox tips

Here are two Firefox tips that I didn't know about. Perhaps there are other Firefox users who weren't aware of these keyboard shortcuts.

1. Zoom in and Zoom out of a page with Command-+ and Command- - (minus). Handy! Mac users enjoy zooming using the Universal Access system preference. This is done in Firefox and was new to me.

2. You can scroll down using the spacebar and scroll up with shift-spacebar. I didn't know that either.

I've been computing forever (if you ask my kids ;) ) and I still love finding new features even if they're only new to me.

I was a member of an old computer club run by a famous blogger. He used to share Macintosh "Easter eggs" in the newsletter... in the olden days!

Do you have little known browser tips? I'd love to hear 'em.

KP

Posting an Audio File Online is NOT Podcasting

In my state many teachers are experimenting beyond PowerPoint thanks to an initiative to place laptops in many high school classrooms.

The buzz is exciting as we dabble with web 2 applications, conduct online research and more. What fun!

I'm bothered, though, by misuse of the term "podcasting."
Podcasting is not simply making an audio file available for download.

From wikipedia:

A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files which is distributed over the Internet by syndicated download, through Web feeds, to portable media players and personal computers. Though the same content may also be made available by direct download or streaming, a podcast is distinguished from other digital-media formats by its ability to be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded automatically when new content is added.

We've been able to upload audio files for ages. That's not at all what makes a "podcast." It's the feed, the syndication that's transformative.

CFF coaches, if you're reading, join me in teaching the difference between a podcast and a plain old audio file posted to wikispaces... unless of course we're just happy that we're getting beyond PowerPoint! :)